Work with the laser team to oversee the design and installation of new production laser tools. Experienced with different type of lasers and wavelengths (355nm, 532nm, 1064nm, 1032nm).• Saved the company 25 million dollars in lost revenue through process improvements to the laser system. • Was presented with a Quality Catch award for finding a repeating defect, tracking it down in the process and fixing it in a timely manner. • In charge of writing all laser work instructions, and training all production technicians on the laser tool. • Provided laser support when engineer is not available including tool troubleshooting, and laser setup for running experiments.• Perform regular preventive maintenance on the laser tools.

Was a lead in charge of up to 19 people on a 100,000 sq foot production line. Experienced operating thin film tools and wet etch process related to solar panel production with knowledge of taping tools and lamination tools used in solar panel manufacturing.• Work closely with engineers on running Design Of Experiment projects. • Written and updated several work instructions.• Instrumental in helping transform the pilot line into a production line. • Monitor quality of all processes, identify problems and take corrective actions.• Work with testing equipment to test and verify the solar panels are being produced correctly.• Have certifications on 36 different solar processes and very detail oriented.

I work on assignments complex in nature where considerable judgment and initiative are required. Contributed to the development of the processes.• Reduced downtime by 50% by developing a new tool cleaning procedure • Have experience with Leybold Evaporator systems, Cary Scan 500 Spectrophotometer, Grieshaber cleaning systems.• I work closely with engineers on special projects to develop one of a kind products.• Recognizes, initiates, and leads improvement activities.

Responsible for wafer starts and start documentation. • Experience with diffusion ovens, mainly Boron and Phosphorus process. • Familiar with acid and solvent etching process and benches. • Have experience with thin film machines working with precious metals.

Have experience in class 1,000 and class 10,000 clean rooms in Semiconductor GaAs fab company. Sustain all production tools/processes in the wafer lab, including wafer grinding, wafer scribe and break, die inking, and optical inspection.• Perform lot dispositions and investigate hold or problem lots • Identify process problems and take corrective action. • Provide help to engineering for; process characterization and optimization using Design Of Experiment methods. • Performed continuous improvement of Cp/Cpk on all critical steps using SPC charts.• Supported qualification of new tools for production, including documentation, training and certification of production operators/technicians• Support of all process development projects; • Performed tool troubleshooting, tool pm's, and tool re-qualifications• Have experience as Shift Lead and Shift Trainer, over see 8 people in the department• Assisted quality technicians to help get the product shipped to customers.• Developed the current tool certification program.